Purdue ID Number	mmsi8
Title	Prayer
Other Title	Book of hours
Description	The text of this original vellum leaf is a personal prayer for divine guidance. This invocation is written in Latin in black ink; it is followed by a brief title inscribed in red ink (rubrication).
Description Continued	A series of gold and blue crosses with floriated frames separate different lines of the prayer. In one case, a cross is subtituted for a letter (the "M" of "Omega" in line 7). In the bottom left corner of the page occurs a magnificent intial "I, " painted in gold leaf against a red and blue ground that is embellished with delicate scrollwork. Three peacock feathers also grace the initial. The prayer text reads as follows: "Let me be guided by ineffable goodness; Let me be ruled by the power of the Father; Let the wisdom of the Son inspire me; Let the virtue of the Holy Spirit illuminate me. Alpha and Omega, God and man -- May this invocation be eternal protection and salvation for me. Amen."
Date of Original	1490
Subjects	Illuminations Prayer
Extent of Original	2 p. ; 29 cm.
Type	text
Format	JP2
Repository	Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Orientation	Portrait
Language	lat
Collection	Medieval Manuscripts
Rights	Copyright: Purdue University Libraries, All rights reserved
Date Digitized	7/24/2006
Capture Device	Epson Expression 10000XL Photo Scanner
Capture Details	Silverfast 6.4.1 r8c by Lazersoft
Resolution	600 ppi
Color Depth	24 bit
Color Management	Monaco EZcolor using an IT8 target
URI	ark:/34231/c6z60kzt

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